ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 164426
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| Date: | Wednesday 7 March 1945 |
| Time: | |
| Type: |  de Havilland DH.98 Mosquito FB Mk VI |
| Owner/operator: | 248 Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | RS626 |
| MSN: | DM-R |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 2 / Occupants: 2 |
| Other fatalities: | 2 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea of Skaggerak. -
 Norway
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF Banff, Aberdeenshire |
Mosquito RS626/R: Took off at 10:35 hrs for Anti shipping patrol over Skaggerak. 07/03/1945
Missing presumed after collision during shipping strike in Skaggerak. Collided with Mosquito RF596 of 235 Sqn.
Crew:
F/Lt (149.866) Richard Graeme YOUNG (pilot) RAFVR - killed
F/O (159.094) Geoffrey Vernon GOODES DFM (nav.) RAFVR - killed
Sources:
1.http://www.airhistory.org.uk/dh/_DH98%20prodn%20list.txtt
2.ORB 248 Sqdn RAF
History of this aircraft
Other occurrences involving this aircraft
| 16 December 1944 | HR156 | 248 Sqn RAF | 2 | Norwegian Sea near Utvaer islands, Troms Fylke. | |
w/o |
| 5 April 1945 | ???? | 248 Sqn RAF | 0 | near Mandal, Vest-Agder. | |
min |
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 04-Mar-2014 19:34 | Nepa | Added |
| 16-Sep-2015 20:39 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Narrative] |
| 28-Nov-2015 13:01 | QQ3 | Updated [Cn, Source] |
| 20-Oct-2019 09:12 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Aug-2021 21:02 | Anon. | Updated [Aircraft type, Location, Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 13-Jul-2022 13:26 | Nepa | Updated [Source, Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 08:58 | Nepa | Updated [Narrative, Operator] |
| 18-Jul-2022 09:00 | Nepa | Updated [Other fatalities, Operator] |
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